Hat-pin guard.



V. MIGHET. HAT PIN GUARD. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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VICTOR MICI-IET, 0F KNIFE RIVER, MINNESOTA.

HAT-PIN GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 20, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914. Serial No. 768,897.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VIoToR M ornir, a citizen of the United States, residing at Knife River, in the county of Lake, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates guards.

The object of the present invention resides in the provision of a hat pin guard which, when associated with a hat pin, will be firmly locked thereon against undesired removal.

A further object resides in the provision of means whereby the improved guard may be readily disengaged from the hat pin.

The invention further contemplates i1n proving the efficiency and simplifying the general structure of devices of this character so as to render them comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the invention resides in the novel combination, formation and arrangements of parts to be more fully hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompany ing drawing and particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the device and showing the same applied to the pointed end. of a hat pin. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the receiving end of the device and showing a slight modification.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, 5 designates the outer casing which is provided with the concave centrally apertured receiving end 6 and the outer end 7. Disposed within the outer casing and spaced from the side wall thereof is a tubular pin receiving member 8 which, together with the outer ends of the leaf springs 9 which serve to hold the pm is fastened to the outer end 7 of the casing. This to hat pin point member terminates short of the receiving end of the casing. Extending inwardly from the receiving end 6 of the casing is a short tubular section 10. The springs 9 extend longitudinally of the casing and are provided at their free ends with inwardly extending jaw portions 11 which are adapted to selectively engage one of a series of annular grooves 12 formed in the periphery of the pointed end of the hat pin 13.

To provide means for disengaging the jaws 11 from the hat pin, a pair of pins 1% are slidably passed through openings 15 in the wall of the casing and have their inner onus secured to the intermediate portions of the spring 9. Between the connections of the pins and the jaws 11, a pair of arms 16 extend outwardly from the tubular member 8 and carry at their free end eye portions 17 through which the springs 9 are slidably passed.

From the foregoing structure it will be now seen that by pressing inwardly on the finger engaging portions 16 of the pins 14, the arms 16 will act as pivots and cause the jaws 11 to swing apart and thus release the hat pin. To normally hold the jaws in close relation a pair of expansile springs 20 are disposed between the leaf springs 9 and the tubular member 8.

I11 Fig. 8 of the drawings, there is shown a slight modification. Instead of providing a tubular member 8 and a tubular section 10 spaced therefrom it may be found expedient to make the two members all in one piece 21 and provided with diametrically opposed openings 22 for receiving the jaws 11 of the leaf springs.

From the foregoing it will be observed that there has been provided a device which is simple in structure and efficient in use. It will be further observed that various other minor changes and modifications within the scope of the appended claims may be made without departing in any manner from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed, is

1. A hat pin guard comprising a casing, a tubular member disposed within the casing and terminating short of the receiving end thereof, leaf springs disposed within the casing and provided with jaw portions for engaging the pin outwardly of the tubular portion, arms extending outwardly from the receiving end of the tubular member and provided with portions slidably engaging the springs, and pins slidably passed through. the casing and secured to the springs rearwardly of the said arms.

2. A hat pin guard comprising a casing, a tubular member disposed within the casing, leaf springs disposed on each side of the member and provided with jaw portions for engaging the pin adjacent the receiving end of the tubular portion, arms extending outwardly from the receiving end of the tubular member and provided with portions slidably engaging the springs, pins slidably passed through the casing and secured to the springs rearwardly of the said arms and eX- pansile springs disposed between the springs and the tubular portion.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

VICTOR MIGHET. Witnesses:

G120. F. CUNDE,

R. E. BoLL. m

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